Identity Theft News

Montgomery County, N.C. – Hundreds of documents filled with peoples’ social security numbers and dates of birth somehow ended up in trash bags on the side of the road in Montgomery County.   The documents came from a drug-testing company called Professional Medical Resources, Inc. News 2 called the company Thursday, but no one returned…

NYPD Place confidential documents in trash Bronx cops disposed of dozens of sensitive files by tossing them in the garbage outside the 40th Precinct station house, where they were fair game for local Dumpster divers. The files — including at least one domestic-violence report, stolen property records, criminal complaints and mug shots — were found…

Florida Ranks Third for Identity Theft The State Attorney’s Office says the latest statistics show Florida moving up on the list of states with high rates of identity theft. “The latest statistics show the year before last Florida was number five in incidents of identity theft. We have unfortunately moved up to number three,” says…

Man charged with identity theft at Huntsville Wal-Mart A Florida man was arrested last week and charged with identity theft after being spotted acting suspiciously at the Huntsville Wal-Mart. Fernando Martinez, 32, a Cuban national with a current address in Florida, caught the eye of Wal-Mart loss prevention officers on April 16 at approximately 4:15…

Wyndham Hotel guests at risk for identity theft A data breach at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts may have put up to 21,000 Florida residents in jeopardy of identity theft, Bill McCollum, Florida’s attorney general, said in a statement. Wyndham reported the data breach to the AG last December and told the office it had contacted…

9.9 million Americans fell victim to identity theft in 2008, survey finds More Americans are becoming victims of identity theft, but fraud detection and resolution skills are improving, which has helped to limit losses, a new study has found. In 2008, the number of identity theft victims in the United States rose 22 percent to…

Beware of ID theft from work-at-home scams This past week I received an e-mail alert from the FBI newsletter that warns consumers to be vigilant when seeking employment online. The IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center) continues to receive numerous complaints from individuals who have fallen victim to work-at-home scams. With the jobless rate as high…

Report: Fraud costs Tennesseans $13.7 million in 2007 Tennesseans were bilked out of more than $13.7 million in 2007 as a result of fraud, the state’s Department of Commerce and Insurance reports. That doesn’t include money lost to identity theft, according to the department. While identify theft is significant, the department doesn’t track the financial…

Forum looks to help seniors avoid becoming ID theft victims SIERRA VISTA — When it comes to fraud, financial exploitation and other forms of abuse, seniors are often silent victims. Breaking the Silence of Elder Abuse, a day-long forum presented by Cochise County Elder Abuse Prevention and co-hosted by Sierra Vista Parks & Leisure Services,…

Identity theft top concern among Malaysians PETALING JAYA: Financial institutions may need to further improve their security systems to ensure that their customers’ personal data is safe, said Unisys Asia South vice-president and general manager Scott Whyman. “Preventive measures that can be taken to combat identity theft (for example) include implementing the use of biometric…